William Robb wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brad Dobo
> Subject: Re: SMC Pentax F* Zoom 5,6/250-600
>
> >
> > > Perhaps they will be left in the same boat as the poor
> bloody
> > > Pentax users who were whinging for a new pro body (like as
> if
> > > there was ever a 35mm Pentax "pro" body, but I digress).
> > > I recall about 4 years ago, they were hoping an F5 killer
> would
> > > be introduced.
> > >
> > > They got the MZ-S.
> >
> > I've played with an F5, it's no big thing, some cool features
> but more pro
> > than Pentax pro?...that's arguable.
>
> You forget, pro is about more than the individual specifications
> of the equipment. Pro is about product support, pro is about
> product penetration in a very competitive market. pro is about
> brand cachet, pro is about will you client still respect you the
> morning after they find out what you are shooting with.
> But don't forget also, pro is about the equipment being able to
> get the job done as well as, or better, than the guy shooting
> beside you.
> If your competition has 7 FPS, then naturally, you are going to
> want it as well.
> Otherwise, you are not competitive.
>
> Pentax "PRO" means 60mm film, not 35mm.
> Pentax "PRO" means no product support, and little brand cachet.
> And, as I found out, Pentax "PRO" means your clients won't
> necessarily respect you in the morning.
>
> This is how it has always been, how it is now, and how it will
> always be.
> William Robb
And it doesn't matter how the photographer performs in all this mess?
That's being ignored?
You mean you walk in and present your folio, and before the person
looks at your WORK, s/he says, "What platform are you using? Ohhh.
Pentax. Sniff... We only hire Nikon [or Canon, or Leica] cameras.]"
If that's a ludricous scenario, which it seems to be, then what are
you talking about?
Seems to me all you have to bitch about is how Pentax doesn't live up
to your expectations, not how Pentax equipment performs, which is
REALLY what permits you to do your job!
Isn't it?
If you want your image collecting gear to be different from what
Pentax offers...or you want the MAKER of your image collecting gear to
be better than you perceive they are, there IS a solution, isn't there?
keith whaley
